Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Morocco

Morocco: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 666,429 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
666,429 number
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
29th
of 142 countries
All-time high
1.60 million number
in 2005
All-time low
666,429 number
in 2019
Years of data
10
2005–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Morocco, 2005–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2005201220192005: 1.6M number2006: 1.6M number2007: 1.5M number2008: 1.5M number2010: 1.3M number2011: 1.2M number2012: 1.0M number2017: 713.2k number2018: 705.3k number2019: 666.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Morocco is 666,429 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Morocco peaked at 1.60 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 666,429 number, in 2019.

That places Morocco 29th out of 142 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Morocco, 2005 to 2019.
Year number Change
2005 1.60 million number
2006 1.58 million number -1.2%
2007 1.51 million number -4.2%
2008 1.47 million number -2.8%
2010 1.32 million number -9.9%
2011 1.19 million number -10.0%
2012 1.03 million number -13.8%
2017 713,177 number -30.6%
2018 705,304 number -1.1%
2019 666,429 number -5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.54 million number 1.47 million number 1.60 million number 4
2010s 938,270 number 666,429 number 1.32 million number 6

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 26 Cambodia 787,884 number
  2. 27 Ghana 724,820 number compare
  3. 28 Burundi 696,760 number compare
  4. 30 Zimbabwe 586,035 number compare
  5. 31 Germany 564,999 number compare
  6. 32 Colombia 549,723 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Morocco?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Morocco was 666,429 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 1.60 million number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 666,429 number in 2019.
How does Morocco rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Morocco ranks 29th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/